Just over a year ago, I read a paper which showed that when private equity buys nursing homes, death rates go up 10%. I was a med student at Stanford, but I halted my studies to investigate. Today, that investigation was published in The New Yorker newyorker.com/news/dispatch/…

Just a reminder that 8 glasses of water a day is a myth and every message you have heard about hydration is brought to you by the energy drink business.

Tell someone you are not up to date with well established evidence based medicine without telling them: Ask about egg allergy before giving a #FluShot There is no👏reason👏to👏ask👏this👏question👏 aaaai.org/tools-for-the-…

Happy to be included in this nice article in ⁦The Atlantic⁩ discussing why “hypoallergenic” dogs don’t exist Apologies to Bo Obama for calling him out as a popular example 😆 Thanks ⁦Sarah Zhang⁩ for the interview! theatlantic.com/health/archive…

Your Body Has a Clever Way to Detect How Much Water You Should Drink Every Day scientificamerican.com/article/your-b… by @ClaudiaWallis1 Scientific American "Natural thirst mechanisms are the reason that most of us do not need to be overly concerned about hydration." Ignore hydration hype. Thx evolution!

Reuters: BIDEN IS PARDONING ALL PRIOR FEDERAL OFFENSES OF SIMPLE MARIJUANA POSSESSION -WHITE HOUSE

Dear #DanielleSmith, - "Alternative' cancer treatments linked with 250% higher risk of death, study" advisory.com/daily-briefing… - Naturopaths provide unproven therapies (aacijournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…) & unproven tests (bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/12/e…). - Magical thinking won't save healthcare.

Our new Premier: - Thinks "naturopaths" way to reduce use of chemotherapy - Says "Western Medicine" (ugh, that term?) doesn't care about prevention - Figures $300 health spending account will help save system (how, again?) - Etc, etc, etc. #DanielleSmithDarkAge

Tell me you've never been discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation or disability, without telling me you've never been discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation or disability......

The U.S. Just Lost 26 Years' Worth of Progress on Life Expectancy scientificamerican.com/article/the-u-… by Tanya Lewis via Scientific American Philip N Cohen: “I think it’s a wake-up call for us ... that we can’t put public health on autopilot..." #ScienceUpFirst

I noted recently that claims about exceptionally high rates of RSV this year, caused by "immunity debt" and explaining the high number of children in hospital, is an empirical claim that requires data. Well, we now have this for Canada thanks to @wikisteff (follow him btw!). 🧵

An exciting day that has been a long time coming! Apixaban is covered in Alberta without the need to trial warfarin as a first option!

This @Patagonia ad is freaking brilliant. Read down, then back up.

Must read. Universal basic income saves the government money. apple.news/Az5zMBDbVR92bK…

Mexico’s Supreme Court has officially decriminalized abortion nationwide. 🇲🇽

Sources: LeBron James wants to represent Team USA at 2024 Paris Olympics and is spearheading group of future Hall of Famers – including Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant – prepared to commit. Full details with Joe Vardon at The Athletic: theathletic.com/4849490/2023/0…

A deeply absurd & potentially harmful trend. Iatrogenic injury. Overdiagnosis. Anxiety. High cost. And likely no health benefit. Sum: don't. "Wealthy People Are Getting Full-Body Scans. Early Detection or Unnecessary?" wsj.com/health/wellnes… via The Wall Street Journal

Anti-vaxxer Aaron Rodgers makes a fool of himself mocking Travis Kelce as 'Mr. Pfizer' usatoday.com/story/sports/c… by mike freeman @usatoday "This isn't easy to say but it's been established for years now." Yep. An insufferable, arrogent, Dunning-Kruger, misinformation monger.

I couldn't ask for anything else 🥹 instagram.com/reel/C-dZeoYuq…